Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-16
REV. D. p. BRADLEY,

Installation Exercises of the New,
Pastor OF the YanlSton Congregation
al Chnrch-The PASTORS Confessior
OF Faith.
Services were held at the Congrega.
tional church yesterday afternoon June
10y on the occasion Of installation of the
newly called pastor, Rev. ID. T. Bradley
The ecclesiastical council, composed
of The Congregational churches of Santee
agency, Springfield, Bon Homme. Dover
Vermiliion and Aten, Nebraska, repre-
Hented by pastor or pastor and delegate
and by Rev. DR.. Ward of Yankton, Rev
a. L. Riggs. Santee agency. Rev. ID. B
Nichols Yankton, convened in this city
yesterday. Rev. j. H. Quincy, Of Dover,
called the council to order and read the
letter .missiye."
Rev. A. L. Riggs was chosen moderator
and Rev. W. Il, Lyman, of Vermlllion,
was chosen scribe.
After prayer by Rev, Chas. Seccombe
OF Springfield, the action OF the church
in calling the new pastor and his accept.
ance passed in review before the council.
Then came en- account OF the religious
experience OF the candidate, which wss
full of interest to all who heard it. 1t
WAS stated that his father and mother
were missionaries OF the American board
to Siam and had consecrated their son
to the service of the ministry from his
earliest childhood. Coming to Oberiin
from Siam for q liberal education, he
had the profession OF law in view until
he reached his senior year in college,
when his attention was called
Ito the ministry. Ever after this it
was the chosen purpose of his soul.
Mr.. Bradley also presented to the coun-
Oil a written statement of his belief,
which was concise and clear so that bnt
little questioning OF the candidate was
necessary.
The examination was regarded az emf
nently satisfactory to the council.
A recess was then taken till the public
exercises of the evening should be had.
The programme was as follows:
Prayer by Rev. ID. B. Nichols.
Scripture reading by Moderator Rev.
A. L. Riggs.
Sermon from the Rev. DIR. Ward from
John Tat, new version: "If any man
willeth to do his will he shall know Of
the teaching, whether it be OF God or
whether l speak from myself" The SER
mon abounded with truth clearly, logi-
caliy AND convinoingly put and was. lis
tened to with profound attention.
The installing prayer by Rev. W. ID.
Lyman, Of Vermillion. was feryent and
inspiring.
The charge to the ministry, by Rev.
Chas. S%eccombe, vas earnest and full Of
wholesome truth, One of those truths
charged upon the attention of the min
lister was to take care of his health.
The address to the. church was also
replete with wholesome advice. 1t wat
gwen by Rev. j. d. Quincy, of Dover
Dakota. In the course of his address
he happily referred to the pas.
that for four years il
was his privilege to ait II
the same GLASS room with the mother
of the candidate now being installed 81
pastor. MIR. Bradley's mother was (
member OF the same college elass will
Mr.. Quincy, 1916, Oberlin. Ohio.
The fellowship of the churches wal
given by Rev. A. Il. Riggs. the modera-
tor OF the council, and did grea
credit to the reverend gentlemen o
Santee ageney.
Mr.. Bradley, in MIR. Riggs address
was warmly welcomed to the wide ant
growing fields of Dakota, where h
would have ample scope for the wides
and highest DEVELOPMENT.
The music was OF the choicest type
Profs Shaw was the director and Mrs
Id, e. Bradley presided at the organ.
A pleasant feature OF this gathering
was the presence of Mr.. Bartlett, Q
our city, q class mate of the ministe,
Miss Fellows, who was q member OF th
, same college at the same time the cahdi
, date was a college student, Rev. MI
Quincy, o class mate with the mothe
of the candidate, Rev.. MIR. Nichols,
contemporary in college life with th
mother. and Secretary Teller, in colleg
Just before the candidate entered upo
I his preparatory course.
B%enediction by the pastor and then
{ general fellowship meeting and q fu
s tide of good feeling. D. b. N.
CONFESSION OF FAITH.
Read by d. F. Bradley on the occasio
of his installation as pastor Of the Con
g~regational church, Yankton, Dakota:
8 /. I believe iii one personal God, VII
4 is infinitely just, holy, wise and goo,
the Creator, supporter and Governor {
the universe.
Q. believe that God is revealed
the scriptures of the cid and new test,
ments as existing in three hypostaseB
y RESPONSIBILITIES, Son and holy Spir
70 and that tt each belongs the same divir
PROJECTIONS. That these three are OF
! God.
= 8. I believe that the scriptures
y the old and new testaments are divine
d inspired, and OF supreme authority
moral and religious affairs, the source
= religious truth and that no religious
= ethical doctrine should be held or taugl
which is contrad ictory to them.
q. 1 believe that maj was create
after the divine image sinless and mo-
ally perfect, that the first man, Ada1